NEW YORK (January 23, 2017) – Awards Circuit announced today its nominees for the 2016 Awards Circuit Community Awards. The awards are voted on annually by Awards Circuit’s community of readers from all over the world.

Damien Chazelle’s modern musical “La La Land” received the most nominations, with 15 total citations, including for Best Picture, Best Director for Damien Chazelle, Best Actor for Ryan Gosling and Best Actress for Emma Stone.

Pablo Larraín’s biopic “Jackie” and Denis Villeneuve’s “Arrival” tied for the second most, with 10 total nominations each. Barry Jenkins’ “Moonlight” came in third with nine citations.

“Another Day of Sun” from “La La Land”
“Audition (The Fools Who Dream)” from “La La Land”
“City of Stars” from “La La Land”
“How Far I’ll Go” from “Moana”
“Drive It Like You Stole It” from “Sing Street”

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